When comparing Flipboard vs Circa News, the Slant community recommends Flipboard for most people. In the question“What are the best news readers?”Flipboard is ranked 9th while Circa News is ranked 11th. The most important reason people chose Flipboard is:

This app has a very polished, magazine-style layout, that is flipped through by swiping. Because of its layout, Flipboard is especially nice on tablets.

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Very polished UI that is organized like a magazine

This app has a very polished, magazine-style layout, that is flipped through by swiping. Because of its layout, Flipboard is especially nice on tablets.

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Personalized magazines

Magazines is a features by Flipboard that can allow anyone to create their own personalized magazine by collecting the content from various websites and collate them into a magazine that can also be shared to other readers. Magazines can be set to either public or private access and anyone can follow the magazine.

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Free

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Google Reader import

There is also a simple import from Google Reader.

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Social network integration

Flipboard pulls information from Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, etc. Everything is aggregated in one app, which can then be flipped through and shared, either directly on Flipboard or on social networks.

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Cross-platform

Flipboard is available on Android, iOS, BlackBerry, Windows and web app.

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Easily discover stories based on topics

Flipboard has millions of Magazines that anyone can follow, covering various subjects. Some cover general topics like home decoration, while others are immensely specific: for example, there’s one just about technological advances that extend human lifespan. All users can create their own Magazines and share them publicly, with friends, or keep them for private use.

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Makes it effortless to stay on top of the news

Circa lets users follow a selected story and get alerts to breaking news.

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Beautifully designed

Everything displayed on Circa News is meant to be clear, concise, and easy to navigate.